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Wednesday, March 7, 2007: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM

H2: Adolescent Vaccines: Issues to Consider

This workshop will focus on issues related to adolescent vaccination: the need for parent education, middle school entry requirements, and health insurance as a limiting factor in increasing the frequency of medical/vaccination visits.
Moderator:Deborah Gust
11:00 AMIntroductory Remarks
11:05 AMDoing as They're Told: Immunization Status of San Diego County Adolescents, 2006
Christina Hawley, Wendy Wang, Robert Vryheid, Michelle Picardal, Michelle De Guire, Adrienne Collins Yancey, Mark H. Sawyer
11:20 AMRacial and Ethnic Disparities in Hepatitis B Immunization Coverage Levels Among Adolescents: Effect of Middle School Entry Requirements
Enrique Ramirez, Julie Morita
11:35 AMDisparities among U.S. adolescents in health insurance status, having a medical home, and health care utilization, National Survey of Children's Health, 2003
Nidhi Jain, Philip Smith
11:50 AMDiscussion

The 41st National Immunization Conference (NIC) of CDC